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2012-13 Infiniti Lease Rates – August 2012

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Since IFS changed lease rates last month (one month ahead of the norm), this month’s numbers carry over from July. It also looks like there have been some price adjustments. The G37 Journey Sedan, for example, received a $500 price increase. It does change the payments a little bit compared to last month, but I personally feel that with some aggressive negotiating, you can overcome that price difference.


Here is a sample calculation based on TrueCar’s Southern California sale price and do not include local taxes. Please note that your dealer calculations may vary due to local fees/taxes.

2012 INFINITI G37 SEDAN JOURNEY
MSRP – $37,795
Sale Price – $33,382 (target of $1000 under invoice + $1000 loyalty cash)
Monthly – $340+ tax
RWG Rating – 104.5

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2012 INFINITI EX35 AWD JOURNEY
36 Month – Residual 51% of MSRP – .00120 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI QX56 4WD
36 Month – Residual 51% of MSRP – .00145 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G25 SEDAN JOURNEY
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00001 Base Rate
18 Month – Residual 77% of MSRP – .00066 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G25 SEDAN X AWD
36 Month – Residual 57% of MSRP – .00010 Base Rate
18 Month – Residual 78% of MSRP – .00092 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 SEDAN JOURNEY
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00001 Base Rate
18 Month – Residual 75% of MSRP – .00001 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 SEDAN X AWD
36 Month – Residual 57% of MSRP – .00011 Base Rate
18 Month – Residual 76% of MSRP – .00028 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 SEDAN SPORT MANUAL
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00001 Base Rate
18 Month – Residual 74% of MSRP – .00001 Base Rate

2013 INFINITI FX37 AWD
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00152 Base Rate

2013 INFINITI FX50 AWD
36 Month – Residual 53% of MSRP – .00163 Base Rate

2013 INFINITI G37 COUPE IPL AT
36 Month – Residual 57% of MSRP – .00144 Base Rate

2013 INFINITI G37 COUPE JOURNEY
36 Month – Residual 62% of MSRP – .00144 Base Rate

2013 INFINITI G37 COUPE X AWD
36 Month – Residual 62% of MSRP – .00135 Base Rate

2013 INFINITI G37 COUPE SPORT MANUAL
36 Month – Residual 62% of MSRP – .00144 Base Rate

2013 INFINITI M37 SEDAN X AWD
36 Month – Residual 53% of MSRP – .00033 Base Rate

2013 INFINITI M56 SEDAN X AWD
36 Month – Residual 48% of MSRP – .00042 Base Rate

2013 INFINITI M35H SEDAN HYBRID
36 Month – Residual 53% of MSRP – .00066 Base Rate

2013 INFINITI G37 CONVERTIBLE BASE
36 Month – Residual 58% of MSRP – .00143 Base Rate

2013 INFINITI G37 CONVERTIBLE SPORT 6MT
36 Month – Residual 60% of MSRP – .00143 Base Rate

2013 INFINITI JX35 AWD
36 Month – Residual 60% of MSRP – .00152 Base Rate

2012-13 Infiniti Lease Rates – July 2012

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Oddly enough, IFS seems to have re-evaluated the residual values on many of their models because I am seeing an uptick on residual values this month. Of course, MFs were adjusted in order to keep payments around the same as before. I am also seeing the 18 month lease term with on the G which has an extremely high residual and a very attractive money factor. Looks like Infinitis are still the best leases around.

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Here is a sample calculation based on TrueCar’s Southern California sale price and do not include local taxes. Please note that your dealer calculations may vary due to local fees/taxes.

2012 INFINITI G37 SEDAN JOURNEY
MSRP – $37,295
Sale Price – $33,000 (target of $1000 under invoice + $1000 loyalty cash)
Monthly – $337+ tax
RWG Rating – 104.1

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2012 INFINITI EX35 AWD JOURNEY
36 Month – Residual 51% of MSRP – .00120 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI FX35 AWD
36 Month – Residual 52% of MSRP – .00050 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI FX50 AWD
36 Month – Residual 49% of MSRP – .00069 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 COUPE IPL AT
36 Month – Residual 52% of MSRP – .00026 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 COUPE JOURNEY
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00026 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 COUPE X AWD
36 Month – Residual 57% of MSRP – .00034 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 COUPE SPORT MANUAL
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00026 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G25 SEDAN JOURNEY
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00001 Base Rate
18 Month – Residual 75% of MSRP – .00001 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G25 SEDAN X AWD
36 Month – Residual 57% of MSRP – .00010 Base Rate
18 Month – Residual 76% of MSRP – .00027 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 SEDAN JOURNEY
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00001 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 SEDAN X AWD
36 Month – Residual 57% of MSRP – .00011 Base Rate
18 Month – Residual 76% of MSRP – .00028 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 SEDAN SPORT MANUAL
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00001 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI M37 SEDAN X AWD
36 Month – Residual 50% of MSRP – .00014 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI M56 SEDAN X AWD
36 Month – Residual 48% of MSRP – .00060 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI M35H SEDAN HYBRID
36 Month – Residual 49% of MSRP – .00023 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI QX56 4WD
36 Month – Residual 51% of MSRP – .00145 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 CONVERTIBLE BASE
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00034 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 CONVERTIBLE SPORT 6MT
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00034 Base Rate

2013 INFINITI JX35 AWD
36 Month – Residual 60% of MSRP – .00156 Base Rate

2012-13 Infiniti Lease Rates – June 2012

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FX models have a MF reduction this month. EX models nearing end of model year so expect the 2013 model to arrive soon (EX will be upped from 35 to 37. Same goes for the G37, as a matter of fact, you might be looking at another two or three months before the 2013s come out. The 2013 G37 model will be the last of this design cycle, since a brand new design will be out for the 2014 model year. The rates look fantastic right now so if you like how the G looks like, its time to lease one. The G25 is being phased out for 2013.

In my estimate below, I would recommend settling at around 13-14% off MSRP but pushing for more initially. The interest charge on this car is so low, it really is a great time lease a G37.


Here is a sample calculation based on TrueCar’s Southern California sale price and do not include local taxes. Please note that your dealer calculations may vary due to local fees/taxes.

2012 INFINITI G25 SEDAN JOURNEY
MSRP – $37,295
Sale Price – $32,295
Monthly – $328+ tax
RWG Rating – 106.3

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2012 INFINITI EX35 AWD JOURNEY
36 Month – Residual 48% of MSRP – .00071 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI FX35 AWD
36 Month – Residual 51% of MSRP – .00031 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI FX50 AWD
36 Month – Residual 48% of MSRP – .00050 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 COUPE IPL AT
36 Month – Residual 51% of MSRP – .00008 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 COUPE JOURNEY
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00008 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 COUPE X AWD
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00016 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 COUPE SPORT MANUAL
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00008 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G25 SEDAN JOURNEY
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00001 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G25 SEDAN X AWD
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00008 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 SEDAN JOURNEY
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00009 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 SEDAN X AWD
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00001 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 SEDAN SPORT MANUAL
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00009 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI M37 SEDAN X AWD
36 Month – Residual 49% of MSRP – .00008 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI M56 SEDAN X AWD
36 Month – Residual 47% of MSRP – .00053 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI M35H SEDAN HYBRID
36 Month – Residual 48% of MSRP – .00021 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI QX56 4WD
36 Month – Residual 52% of MSRP – .00164 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 CONVERTIBLE BASE
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00047 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 CONVERTIBLE SPORT 6MT
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00047 Base Rate

2013 INFINITI JX35 AWD
36 Month – Residual 60% of MSRP – .00157 Base Rate

The Wall: Jason’s 2012 Infiniti G37x Coupe

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Name: Jason
Location: N/A
The Ride:

2012 Infiniti G37x Coupe
Dark blue, Dark interior, Premium, Navigation, Sport package, Illuminated kick plates, splash guards

What It Cost:

MRSP – $49,200
Paid – $45,412
Terms – 39 months/15K miles per year
Payment – $525
Due at start – $1000

My Take: Took me some time to get this posted, but here it is! Thanks for sharing Jason! Very cool car and I am glad your experience was painless. The deal is very good even without considering the fact that you had to deal with terminating your 2009 lease early. Love it, making me wish I still had my G37 coupe! 😛

2012-13 Infiniti Lease Rates – May 2012

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Like a lot of other captive banks, IFS has dropped the residual and money factor for many of their models. I would like to direct your attention to the G37 IPL. It has a 1% drop in residual, but the MF has dropped from .00053 to 0.00008. That’s right, that’s 0.192% interest! That’s a more than 1% drop compared to last month. This is car is a PRIME candidate for Lease-to-Buy. The concept is simple. If you plan to buy out a car at the end of your lease, you find the one with the lowest residual and lowest money factor. This will ensure that most of your payments are going towards the car’s value instead of taxes and interest. The downside to this technique is that it requires that you make a balloon payment at the end to avoid having to finance the remainder of the car’s value. However, if you can get an attractive rate at lease end, you might still be able to save some money.  The lowest financing rate right now is 1.9% up to 66 months so it may be worth your while to crunch some numbers to see if leasing the car first will work for you.

Going back to the G37 Journey Sedan, the sample calculation looks good! Certainly an improvement from last month. TrueCar has changed the way they provide pricing information, so the calculating is based on their “average savings” estimate minus the MSRP. This may already include some customer or dealer incentives. With that in mind, I’m really liking what I’m seeing! The residual is lower but the MF is great! This makes buying out the car at the end an option. Infiniti offers great leases year round and I suspect that as we roll into the second half of the year, the numbers could get better.


Here is a sample calculation based on TrueCar’s Southern California sale price and do not include local taxes. Please note that your dealer calculations may vary due to local fees/taxes.

2012 INFINITI G37 JOURNEY SEDAN
MSRP – $37,295
Sale Price – $33,014
Monthly – $352+ tax
RWG Rating – 100.8

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2012 INFINITI EX35 AWD JOURNEY
36 Month – Residual 48% of MSRP – .00071 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI FX35 AWD
36 Month – Residual 51% of MSRP – .00071 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI FX50 AWD
36 Month – Residual 48% of MSRP – .00084 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 COUPE IPL AT
36 Month – Residual 51% of MSRP – .00008 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 COUPE JOURNEY
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00008 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 COUPE X AWD
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00016 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 COUPE SPORT MANUAL
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00008 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G25 SEDAN JOURNEY
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00001 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G25 SEDAN X AWD
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00008 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 SEDAN JOURNEY
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00009 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 SEDAN X AWD
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00001 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 SEDAN SPORT MANUAL
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00009 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI M37 SEDAN X AWD
36 Month – Residual 49% of MSRP – .00008 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI M56 SEDAN X AWD
36 Month – Residual 47% of MSRP – .00053 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI M35H SEDAN HYBRID
36 Month – Residual 48% of MSRP – .00021 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI QX56 4WD
36 Month – Residual 52% of MSRP – .00164 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 CONVERTIBLE BASE
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00047 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 CONVERTIBLE SPORT 6MT
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00047 Base Rate

2013 INFINITI JX35 AWD
36 Month – Residual 60% of MSRP – .00157 Base Rate

2012-13 Infiniti Lease Rates – April 2012

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There are no changes to the lease rates this month. There is still lease loyalty cash, but it’s “dealer cash”, not “customer cash”. So if you have difficulty tapping into all of it, you know why. I also received the lease rates for the 2013 JX35 and they look pretty good. There isn’t enough data to estimate payments yet, but it wouldn’t hurt to start at invoice and see where you land.


Here is a sample calculation based on TrueCar’s Southern California sale price and do not include local taxes. Please note that your dealer calculations may vary due to local fees/taxes.

2012 INFINITI G37 JOURNEY SEDAN
MSRP – $37,295
Sale Price – $33,220 ($1000 loyalty cash applied)
Monthly – $364+ tax
RWG Rating – 98.3

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2012 INFINITI EX35 AWD JOURNEY
36 Month – Residual 49% of MSRP – .00090 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI FX35 AWD
36 Month – Residual 52% of MSRP – .00090 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI FX50 AWD
36 Month – Residual 48% of MSRP – .00084 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 COUPE IPL AT
36 Month – Residual 52% of MSRP – .00053 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 COUPE JOURNEY
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00053 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 COUPE X AWD
36 Month – Residual 57% of MSRP – .00060 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 COUPE SPORT MANUAL
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00053 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G25 SEDAN JOURNEY
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00029 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G25 SEDAN X AWD
36 Month – Residual 57% of MSRP – .00036 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 SEDAN JOURNEY
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00040 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 SEDAN X AWD
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00030 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 SEDAN SPORT MANUAL
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00040 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI M37 SEDAN X AWD
36 Month – Residual 50% of MSRP – .00010 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI M56 SEDAN X AWD
36 Month – Residual 48% of MSRP – .00072 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI M35H SEDAN HYBRID
36 Month – Residual 49% of MSRP – .00023 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI QX56 4WD
36 Month – Residual 52% of MSRP – .00164 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 CONVERTIBLE BASE
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00102 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 CONVERTIBLE SPORT 6MT
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00102 Base Rate

2013 INFINITI JX35 AWD
36 Month – Residual 60% of MSRP – .00157 Base Rate

2012 Infiniti Lease Rates – March 2012

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Changes for Infiniti this month include lower residual values (1-2%) and lower Money Factors. I expect lease rates to remain the same through the end of April, but make sure to check back in occasionally in case things change. Per my calculations below, which takes loyalty cash into consideration, the G37 Journey Sedan’s monthly payment has gone up about $6 per month on average. Not a huge change so the lease remains a darn good one. One a side note, gas prices could have an effect on the sale prices on Infinitis, so I recommend being a bit more aggressive with your offer. Infinitis are not known to be “fuel sippers” and the fact that they gulp premium doesn’t exactly help either.


Here is a sample calculation based on TrueCar’s Southern California sale price and do not include local taxes. Please note that your dealer calculations may vary due to local fees/taxes.

2012 INFINITI G37 JOURNEY SEDAN
MSRP – $37,295
Sale Price – $33,220 ($1000 loyalty cash applied)
Monthly – $364+ tax
RWG Rating – 98.3

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2012 INFINITI EX35 AWD JOURNEY
36 Month – Residual 49% of MSRP – .00090 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI FX35 AWD
36 Month – Residual 52% of MSRP – .00090 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI FX50 AWD
36 Month – Residual 48% of MSRP – .00084 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 COUPE IPL AT
36 Month – Residual 52% of MSRP – .00053 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 COUPE JOURNEY
36 Month – Residual 57% of MSRP – .00053 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 COUPE X AWD
36 Month – Residual 57% of MSRP – .00060 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 COUPE SPORT MANUAL
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00053 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G25 SEDAN JOURNEY
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00029 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G25 SEDAN X AWD
36 Month – Residual 57% of MSRP – .00036 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 SEDAN JOURNEY
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00040 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 SEDAN X AWD
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00030 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 SEDAN SPORT MANUAL
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00040 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI M37 SEDAN X AWD
36 Month – Residual 50% of MSRP – .00010 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI M56 SEDAN X AWD
36 Month – Residual 48% of MSRP – .00072 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI M35H SEDAN HYBRID
36 Month – Residual 49% of MSRP – .00023 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI QX56 4WD
36 Month – Residual 52% of MSRP – .00164 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 CONVERTIBLE BASE
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00102 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 CONVERTIBLE SPORT 6MT
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00102 Base Rate

The Wall: Anonymous’ 2011 Infiniti G37S Convertible

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Name: Anonymous
Location: D.C.
What He’s Got:

2011 Infiniti G37S Convertible
Premium, Navigation, Sport package, splash guards, illuminated kick plates
Storm Grey with Black Interior

What It Cost:

MSRP: 53,830
Sale Price: 46,122.79
Money Factor: .00060
Term: 36 months
Residual: 53%
Sales tax: 10% (Washington D.C.)
$873.09 due at signing (includes first months payment)
$586.75 a month

Anonymous’ Comments

I will say when I picked out this car I did not want the Sport Package (the wheels and the paddle shifters etc.) but I gotta say the paddle-shifters are great as they basically turn the car into a full manual and really help make it a fun ride! I have a feeling I am going to pay for it when I have to buy tires in 10k miles and brakes in 15k but overall its a blast to drive. The navigation and sound system are great (I am a bit of gadget nut) and all the different features and settings are great to play around with. The car does suck down gas – after a week of driving mostly city I am averaging just under 15mpg but I guess thats the price of having such a powerful engine.

Anonymous’ Deal Background

I used Truecar to help me pick a sale price of $46,100 (about 15% below invoice and only showing one car sold at that price nationwide). I traded in a 2001 Nissan Altima with 113k miles on it to reduce the cap cost down a bit (Carmax said it was worth $1200, dealer gave me $2500 for it). I probably left $500-$750 on the table now that I look at it/think about it a bit more – dealer said he would get the sale price down to the Truecar quoted $46,100 with the Altima trade-in but I didn’t realize the Truecar quote included $895 of acquisition/doc fees so I should’ve factored that in when the dealer added ~$1300 in TTL/Dealer fees (DC has an expensive parking/license fee on new cars) on top of an initial agreed upon sale price of ~$47200 and then deducted the $2500 Altima to get to the final sale price of $46,122.

They did throw in the 15k and 30k service’s plus free oil changes for life and that helped smooth the deal along – they don’t get many people looking to buy new convertibles but in last years model (2011) in the middle of winter so that helped motivate them a bit. Anyways, overall love the car and feel like I would’ve paid more for it so based on that feel like I got a decent deal.

Had to be forceful to get my 36 month lease – they were really pushing the 39 month lease but I figured that turning the car in during another December in three years will set me up to get the best deal possible should I want to turn this in and get something else from Infiniti.

Had about 3 dealers quote me bogus money-factors and residuals (wasn’t expecting that and a little insulted that they thought I wouldn’t double check). A couple flat out wouldn’t deal with me when I showed them the Truecar price I wanted to get which was kind of funny – one Sales Manager quoted, “this site is really unfair as they create unrealistic prices for us dealers to make a good enough profit.”

My Take: Congrats on the new ride. I think the 15% off MSRP is fantastic. The convertible’s MF and residual were very good in December, so I think you got a very good deal. Regarding TrueCar, I’ve been noticing a trend lately and many dealer have voiced their displeasure with how TrueCar is “revolutionizing” the business. Nevertheless, I think it’s good for consumers, but I’m not sure their model is sustainable because they depending on dealerships to honor that price. If more and more dealers balk at their “suggested low prices”, they may end up like Carsdirect (good prices, but not great). I’ve already noticed an uptick on sale price on TrueCar. This could very well be the market dictating the price change OR dealers putting pressure on TrueCar.